Enjoy speaking Japanese! Japanese is FUN!! (See Youtube @chiekoosugi233)
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Enjoy speaking Japanese! Japanese is FUN!! (See Youtube @chiekoosugi233)
About Me
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From JapanLiving in Other, Japan (08:04 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 26, 2015
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Born and raised in Kyoto, I’ve called many countries home—USA, Philippines, Indonesia, Tunisia, India, Uruguay, Hungary—and now split my time between Japan and New Zealand. My life has been a journey of connecting with people from all walks of life, embracing new cultures, and diving into languages (I’ve studied ten so far!). I love sharing this global perspective with my students and believe language is the key to understanding the world. If you’re curious about Japanese language and culture, or want to learn from someone who truly understands the excitement and challenges of learning a new language, I’d love to meet you!
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Homework Assignments
Certificates
Certificate of appreciation - Foreign Service Institute - 2015
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Education
2015 - 2017
Master's - International administrationSchool for International Training
2015 - 2017
Doctorate - International CommunicationGraduate School of International Development
Work Experience
2015 - Current
LecturerUniversity of Waikato - Hamilton, New Zealand
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Rating
559
Students
5338
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
Japanese Lessons
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Preben
149 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
In today's lesson I prepared a short story on how when I was a young kid I fell asleep on the boat while traveling alone for the first time, ending up in the wrong city. Chieko helped me correct it, and also provided input on more appropriate words to use. We also worked a bit with new patterns in the textbook. I enjoy our conversations and I learn a lot from them!
May 1, 2018
Geri Coady
90 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
My lesson was fun as always and I've been feeling a little better about my listening comprehension lately. I still struggle when watching TV, news, as expected, but conversationally/face-to-face I feel more positive. :) We talked about work, and my upcoming shamisen lesson (which was amazing and can't wait to talk about next time)!
Jan 9, 2018
Sivi
14 Japanese lessons
Today's lesson was fun! We talked about people from our textbook, who are traveling through Japan and to Japan. We did most of Unit 5 and my reading fluency gets better! :-)
Apr 30, 2026
Magison
107 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Thank you for a very special lesson for me today! It was really nice from you to introduce me to Azuma-San! And warm thanks to her for asking about my daily life :)
Apr 1, 2018
kaki
65 Japanese lessons
今日もありがとうございました! 来週の続き、楽しみしています!
May 3, 2026
Almog
4 Japanese lessons
Another great lesson with chieko, we practiced a lot of grammar she was really patient with me and helped me better understand the conjugations, she also gave me a lot of examples through out the lesson so we didn’t run out of anything to learn, she’s fun to learn with and I’m looking forward to our next lessons